West Virginia Crime, Punishment and Ratio of Crime to Punishment Per 100,000 and Rank of  Crime, Punishment and Ratio of Crime to Punishment between West Virginia and other States
Year Inmates /100,000 New Index * Index/ Inmates
1978 64.4 377.9 5.9
1979 64.5 383.8 5.9
1980 64.4 420.5 6.5
1981 80.1 419.2 5.2
1982 79.4 408.4 5.1
1983 82.8 396.5 4.8
1984 81.9 385.0 4.7
1985 90.5 374.7 4.1
1986 78.2 379.7 4.9
1987 78.0 342.6 4.4
1988 79.5 342.1 4.3
1989 85.0 368.3 4.3
1990 87.3 402.7 4.6
1991 83.5 438.2 5.2
1992 92.7 451.3 4.9
1993 99.3 440.8 4.4
1994 128.1 447.1 3.5
1995 136.2 435.0 3.2
1996 149.5 437.4 2.9
1997 173.1 443.7 2.6
Year Inmates /100,000 New Index * Index/ Inmates
1998 191.6 478.5 2.5
1999 194.9 587.7 3.0
2000 210.0 545.1 2.6
2001 231.5 507.7 2.2
2002 250.3 461.6 1.8
2003 261.6 489.3 1.9
2004 278.7 528.4 1.9
2005 293.4 537.2 1.8
2006 316.5 541.9 1.7
2007 334.0 527.7 1.6
2008 331.7 532.3 1.6
2009 346.9 559.2 1.6
2010 358.2 523.9 1.5
2011 366.6 506.6 1.4
2012 378.5 559.8 1.5
2013 367.3 500.1 1.4
Year Inmates /100,000 New Index * Index/ Inmates
These pages compare reported crimes and imprisonment rates for every 100,000 people for each year in the 50 United States and rank the states by their crime and imprisonment rates.  
In order to compare crime to punishment we created a new crime index* and divided that index by the ratio of inmates to crimes in each state, as reported to the Bureau of Justice Statistics.  We then ranked each State for each category, with the lowest number going to the highest rate.  In an important new way, this table links crime to punishment within and between the States.

*The traditional crime index is made up of the total crimes committed in each State.   The problem with the old index is that it gives equal weight to every crime committed; and far more property crimes are reported than violent crimes.  Since violent criminals make up about half the prison population and about ten times more property crimes are reported than violent crimes, for the new index* we divided the number of property crimes by ten and added to that the number of violent crimes to make up the new index*. 

  
Year Inmates /100,000 New Index * Index/ Inmates
1978 42 49 14
1979 42 49 13
1980 43 49 15
1981 40 48 13
1982 44 48 16
1983 43 48 19
1984 44 49 23
1985 45 49 17
1986 47 49 25
1987 48 49 24
1988 48 49 24
1989 48 49 28
1990 48 49 33
1991 48 47 41
1992 48 47 38
1993 48 47 38
1994 47 46 28
1995 47 48 26
1996 46 47 32
1997 46 46 23
Year Inmates /100,000 New Index * Index/ Inmates
1998 44 45 28
1999 43 39 42
2000 44 44 35
2001 41 45 32
2002 41 45 21
2003 41 45 23
2004 40 42 25
2005 40 40 24
2006 39 39 21
2007 35 40 21
2008 35 42 20
2009 34 33 22
2010 34 35 22
2011 32 37 15
2012 32 36 18
2013 27 37 14
Year Inmates /100,000 New Index * Index/ Inmates
Since we developed the tables: "Rate Per 100,000 and Rank by State of Crime and Imprisonment by US States 1978 - 2012", we are interested in hearing how others use the table.  Email: host@disastercenter.com

Crime, Punishment and Ratio of Crime to Punishment Per 100,000 and Rank by Year and between States

Alaska -   Alabama  -  Arkansas  -  Arizona  -  California  -  Colorado  -  Connecticut -    Delaware  -    Florida  -  Georgia  -  Hawaii  -  Iowa -  Idaho  -  Illinois  -  Indiana -  Kansas -  Kentucky  -  Louisiana  -  Massachusetts  -  Maryland  -   Maine  - Michigan  -  Minnesota  -  Missouri  -  Mississippi  -  Montana -  North Carolina -  North Dakota  -  Nebraska  -  New Hampshire  -  New Jersey  -  New Mexico  -  Nevada  -  New York -  Ohio  -  Oklahoma -  Oregon  -  Pennsylvania -  Rhode Island  -  South Carolina  -  South Dakota  -  Tennessee  -  Texas  -  Utah  -  Virginia  -  Vermont  -  Washington  -  Wisconsin  -  West Virginia  -  Wyoming  
Rate Per 100,000 and Rank by State of Crime by US States 1960 - 1977
1960 * 1961 * 1962 * 1963 * 1964 * 1965 * 1966 * 1967 * 1968 * 1969 * 1970 * 1971 * 1972 * 1973 * 1974 * 1975 * 1976 * 1977 *
Rate Per 100,000 and Rank by State of Crime and Imprisonment by US States 1978 - 2012
1978 * 1979 * 1980 * 1981 * 1982 * 1983 * 1984 * 1985 * 1986 * 1987 * 1988 * 1989 * 1990 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1994 * 1995 * 1996 * 1997 * 1998 * 1999 * 2000 * 2001 * 2002 * 2003 * 2004 * 2005 * 2006 * 2007 * 2008 * 2009 * 2010 * 2011 * 2012 * 2013 *
Uniform Crime Reports 1960 to 2012 
* United States * Alaska* Alabama * Arkansas * Arizona * California * Colorado * Connecticut* Delaware * Florida * Georgia * Hawaii * Iowa * Idaho * Illinois * Indiana * Kansas * Kentucky * Louisiana * Massachusetts * Maryland * Maine * Michigan * Minnesota * Missouri * Mississippi * Montana * North Carolina * North Dakota * Nebraska * New Hampshire * New Jersey * New Mexico * Nevada * New York * Ohio * Oklahoma * Oregon * Pennsylvania * Rhode Island * South Carolina * South Dakota * Tennessee * Texas * Utah * Virginia * Vermont * Washington D. C. * Washington * Wisconsin * West Virginia * Wyoming *

Rate and Rank of Crimes in the United States 1960 to 2013 Violent Crime Property Crime Rape Robbery Assault Burglary Larceny Theft Motor Vehicle Theft

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